Measurable and Meaningful

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          Vern Gambetta on January 3, 2009 at 3:27 am #15217

          In training to gauge progress we need to have landmarks, either tests or workouts that allow us to measure progress or lack of progress toward the training and competition goals. In my experience these measures are often arbitrary because they do not relate to the individual athlete or team that is doing the training. I know this is something I have experienced in the training process with program

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          Nick Newman on January 3, 2009 at 4:07 pm #76085

          Yeah i get what he is saying for sure…

          But, there has to be a reason as to why ON AVERAGE MOST of the best sprinters/jumpers are much better than average on these particular tests (STJ, SLJ, VJ, Clean, Squat, Bound tests etc etc)…they do have some validity…

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          Mike Young on January 3, 2009 at 6:57 pm #76091

          I’ve found the tests he referenced are good indicators for tracking early progress but may not continue to improve and may even drop off during competitive peak periods. Not always but quite often. I do use them though quite a bit, especially early on, because they’re good indicators of strengths and weaknesses and give insight in to the overall adaptations that are being made.

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